Butter, Ghee — Food supply in Zambia
Zambia: Butter, Ghee — Food supply was 14,432 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Butter, Ghee — Food supply in Zambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for butter, ghee — food supply in Zambia is 14,432 million Kcal, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, butter, ghee — food supply in Zambia peaked at 14,432 million Kcal in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,118 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Zambia 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Butter, Ghee — Food supply in Zambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8,789 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 8,118 million Kcal | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 9,469 million Kcal | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 10,759 million Kcal | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 11,050 million Kcal | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 10,886 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 10,936 million Kcal | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 11,024 million Kcal | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12,004 million Kcal | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 10,909 million Kcal | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 10,626 million Kcal | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 12,811 million Kcal | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 14,323 million Kcal | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 14,432 million Kcal | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,394 million Kcal | 8,118 million Kcal | 12,004 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,048 million Kcal | 10,626 million Kcal | 14,432 million Kcal | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.11 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.11 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is butter, ghee — food supply in Zambia?
- Butter, ghee — food supply in Zambia was 14,432 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest butter, ghee — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,432 million Kcal in 2023.
- What is the lowest butter, ghee — food supply recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,118 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for butter, ghee — food supply?
- Zambia ranks 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is butter, ghee — food supply rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Butter, Ghee — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.